Dorsal and ventral portions of ligamentum nuchae are not independent of each other.
D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D008022:Ligaments / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D009333:Neck / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results